Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for the Aging Population

Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States

Edited by

Ronald Watson, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
Victor Preedy, King's College London, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, London, UK

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for the Aging Population presents scientific evidence of the impact bioactive foods can have in the prevention and mediation of age related diseases. Written by experts from around the world, this volume provides important information that will not only assist in treatment therapies, but inspire research and new work related to this area.

Audience
Nutritionists, dieticians, biomedical researchers whose focus is addressing the dietary needs of the aging population; food scientists targeting health-related product development.

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Hardbound, 514 Pages

Published: October 2012

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-397155-5

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Dietary effects on epigenetics with aging
Bioactive foods in Aging: role in cancer prevention and treatment
Vitamins and Older Adults
Food and longevity genes
Diet, social inequalities and physical capability in older people

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Diet and Aging: Role in Prevention of muscle mass loss
Dietary calories on cardiovascular function in older adults
Mediterranean lifestyle and diet: Deconstructing mechanisms of health benefits
Creatine and Resistance-Exercise: A possible role in the prevention of muscle loss with aging
Exercise in the maintenance of muscle mass: effects of exercise training on skeletal muscle apoptosis
Taurine and Longevity-Preventive Effect of Taurine on Metabolic Syndrome
Preventing the Mental Ill Health Epidemic: An Overview
Energy metabolism and diet: effects on healthspan
Nutritional hormetins and aging
The health benefits of the Ayurvedic Antiaging drugs (Rasayanas): an evidence based revisit
Selenium, selenoproteins, and age-related disorders
Antioxidants and Aging: From Theory to Prevention
Diet and Brain Aging: Effects on Cell and Mitochondrial Function and Structure
Bioactive Prairie Plants & Aging Adults: Role in Health & Disease
Ginseng and Micronutrients for Vitality and Cognition
Asian Medicinal Remedies for Alleviating Aging Effects
Legumes, genome maintenance and optimal health
Minerals and Older Adults
Bioactive foods and nutrients: Role on inflammation and arthritis in atheletes
Effects of beef on inflammation affecting arthritis
Skeletal Impact of Soy Protein and Soy Isoflavones in Humans
Soy: animal studies; spanning the lifespan
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Actions of Dietary Factors on the SkeletoN
Aging, zinc and bone health
Potassium and arthritis
Dietary Antioxidants and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in the treatment and prevention of arthritis: a review
Mechanisms of fish oil modulated inflammation and health
Flavonoids and immunomodulation
Anti-inflammatory properties of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria
Medicinal Efficacy of Indian Herbal Remedies for the Treatment of Arthritis
Anti-inflammatory herbs for arthritis
Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory actions of Passion fruit peel extract in modify arthritis, hypertension, and asthma
Bioactive foods and their emerging role in immunomodulation, inflammation and arthritis
General beneficial effects on health of Pongamia Pinnata (L. ) Pierre
Anti-atherogenic effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.): Scientific observations and ethnomedicinal validation
Nutrition, aging and Sirtuin 1
Inhibitory effect of foods compounds on autoimmune disease

Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for the Aging Population

Bioactive Foods in Chronic Disease States

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